Spout or gutter hanger.



PATENTED FEB. 21, 1905.

' E. s. BANKERD. I SPOUT 0R GUTTER HANGER.

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PATENT OFFICE.

SPOUT OR GUTTER HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,353, dated February 21 1905.

Application filed May 9, 1903. Serial No. 156,459.

To (tZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD S. BANKERD, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Windsor, in the county ofv Carroll and State of Maryland, have invented new and useful Improvements in Spout or Gutter Hangers, of which the following is specification.

This invention relates to spout or gutter hangers; and the primary object of the same is to provide a simple and effective means for vertically adjusting the support or circle for receiving the spout or gutter to regulate the position thereof in relation to the cave of a building or conveniently control the inclination to establish a perfect drain.

A further object of the invention is to provide a spout or gutter hanger of a strong and durable nature and which can be easily adjusted and readily applicable to any part of a building or other structure on which it is desired to mount and secure a spout or gutter.

The invention primarily consists of a hanger-shank, having means for attaching it to a building or other structure. a circle or spout or gutter support provided Witha sleeve adjustable on the hanger-shank, and means for securing the sleeve at different elevations on the shank, said means being readily withdrawable from the sleeve and the portion of the shank engaged thereby.

The invention further consists in the details of construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a spout or gutter support embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is ahori- Zontal section onthe line 2 2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the key used to holdthe sleeve and gutter or spout support or circle in fixed position in relation to the hanger-shank. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the improved gutter or spout hanger embodying a slight modification in the construction of the parts. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line 5 5, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the key used in connection with the form of the device shown by Fig. 4:. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the improved gutter or spout hanger, showing astill further modification. Fig. 8 is a transverse vertical section on the line 8 8, Fig. 7

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate corresponding partsin the several views.

The numeral 1, Figs. 1 and 2, designates a hanger-shank of any suitable length and provided with an upper elongated securing-spike 2 and a lower shorter auxiliary spike 3, the two spikes being driven into the support for the hanger as an entirety. It will be understood that the use of two spikes prevents the hanger-shank and parts carried thereby from rocking or readily loosening. The outer edge of the hanger-shank is formed with a series of curved recesses 4, which are arranged at predetermined distances apart. Adjustably mounted on the hanger-shank is a sleeve 5 of elongated form having at the outer portion near the lower end an enlargement 6, through which an opening is formed. to receive a key 7. The key? is formed with a flattened head 8 and a cylindrical pin 9, with a lug 10 near the free end thereof. The opening in the enlargement 6, as clearly shown by Fig. 2, has an outer groove 11 communicating therewith, so that the pin 9 may be inserted through the said opening and a passage provided for the lug 10, the key being turned after the pin has been fully inserted through the enlargement 6, so as to arrange the lug 10 out of alinement or at a point diametrically opposite the location of the groove 11 to thereby prevent accidental disengagement of the key from the sleeve. The opening through the enlargement 6 when the sleeve is properly adjusted or moved on the shank 1 alines with one of the grooves 4, and a part of the pin 9 when the key is inserted in the enlargement engages such groove. The distance between the lug l0 and the adjacent edge of the head 8 is about equal to the thickness of that portion of the sleeve engaged by the pin, so that when the key is turned the lug 10 will closely bear against the side of the sleeve opposite that shown. To prevent loss of the key 7, the head 8 has a slot 12 formed therein-to receive one end of a chain or other connecting device 13, attached at its opposite end to another portion of the hanger and, as shown, is

connected to the spike 2. Forming part of or attached to the sleeve 5 is a circle or support 14 of such contour as to receive a gutter or spout, and when the gutter is inserted therein the inner edge portion thereof is engaged by an inner guard 15, extending over a recess 16, adapted to receive a portion of the head of the gutter. The circle or support 1 1 has such width at the upper edge as to provide astable means for holding a gutter or'spout disposed therein.

The parts thus far described are practically duplicated in the form of device shown by Fig. 4, except that the key is modified and consists of a pin 17, having a head 18 and a screw-threaded terminal 19. At an intermediate point the pin 17 is formed with a recess 20, and at a diametrically opposite point close to the head is a lug or feather 21. After this pin 17 is inserted in the opening in the enlargement 6 and the sleeve 5 a spring 22 is arranged thereover and bears against the rear side of the enlargement at one end and against a nut 23, engaging the threaded terminal 19. The tension of the spring 22 may be varied by adjusting the nut, and the function of said spring is to normally draw the key into place in the enlargement of the sleeve. The lug or feather 21 prevents the key from turning and engages a groove 24, similar to the groove 11, said groove 24 communicating with the opening through the enlargement 6. The pin 17 when turned in one position locks the sleeve 5 on the shank 1 by engaging one of the grooves 1, and when the key is turned in the opposite direction the sleeve 5 is free to be adjusted on the shank 1. In effecting the latter turning of the pin 17 it is drawn outwardly from the sleeve against the resistance of the spring'22 and is again released after the proper adjustment of the sleeve has been made and is forcefully seated by the spring, the latter obviating any tendency toward accidental disengagement of the pin when it is arranged to lock the sleeve against movement on the shank.

Figs. 7 and 8 show a still further modification of the improved device and comprise a shank 1 with alined openings 25 therein. The

sleeve 5 in this instance also has a circle or support 14, similar to the form heretofore described, and in addition is provided on one side with pivot projections 26, between which a l pivoted key or dog 27 is mounted, and has a stud or key head 28, which is normally pressed through an opening 29, near the upper end of the sleeve, into one of the openings 25 by a spring 30, secured on a supporting-block 31 at the upper end of the sleeve and bearing on the dog at a point slightly above the fulcrum. The lower end of the dog projects outwardly in the form of a pressure extremity 32, and it will be seen that by moving the said extremity inwardly against the action of spring 30 the key-head 28 will be released from the opening 25, into which it may have been projected, and also from the opening 29 and permit the sleeve to bemoved over the shank 1. After the desired adjustment has been made the dog is released and will immediately be automatically forced into another opening 25.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the improved hanger embodies three salient featuresnamely, a shank having seats therein, a sleeve movably surrounding the said shank and carrying a circle or curved support, and a locking means freely withdrawable or insertible in relation to the sleeve and the seats in the latter, thus overcoming any delay or annoyance incident to the release of securingbolts having nuts thereon, which may become rusted.

It is proposed to form the parts of the improved hanger of non-corrosive material,preferably galvanized iron, though other suitable materials may be employed.

By the use of the improved hanger the spout or gutter can be readily applied and adjusted to meet various contingencies, and it will be understood that changes in the proportions, dimensions, and minor details may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is A spout-hanger comprising a shank formed on its front edge with a series of depressions, a sleeve provided with agutter-support, said sleeve being slidably mounted on the shank, and a key rotatably mounted in the sleeve transverse of the shank and arranged to engage either of said depressions, said key having a retaining projection at one end to prevent its withdrawal from the sleeve when in operative position.

In testimony whereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD S. BANKERD.

Witnesses:

W. G. HELTIBRIDLE, J. R. SHEETS. 

